Women's Soccer ranked No. 21 in fourth weekly NSCAA poll
By Caleb Scott
ADA — The Ohio Northern women's soccer team is ranked No. 21 in the fourth weekly NationalSoccer Coaches Association of America poll, released on Oct. 4.
The Polar Bears (7-2-0 overall, 1-0-0 OAC) were ranked No. 24 in the first weekly poll, No. 15 in the second weekly poll and No. 18 last week.
Williams (Mass.) took over the No. 1 spot, while William Smith (N.Y.) fell to second and Trinity (Tex.) is remained third in the poll.
The Polar Bears are in action tonight (Oct. 4) as they travel to Westerville to take on Otterbein at 7 pm.
NSCAA Poll - Week 4
Oct. 4, 2016
| 2016 | Last | ||
| Rank | School | Record | Week |
| 1. | Williams (Mass.) |
8-0-1 | 2 |
| 2. | William Smith (N.Y.) | 9-0-0 | 1 |
| 3. | Trinity (Tx.) | 9-0-0 | 3 |
| 4. | Thomas More (Ky.) |
10-0-1 | 5 |
| 5. | Stevens (N.J.) |
9-0-0 | 7 |
| 6. | Wisc.-Whitewater |
11-1-0 | 9 |
| 7. | Arcadia (Pa.) |
11-0-0 | 13 |
| 8. | Brandeis (Mass.) |
10-0-1 | 10 |
| 9. | New Jersey |
8-0-1 | 19 |
| 10. | Lynchburg (Va.) | 6-0-3 | 8 |
| 11. | Chicago (Ill.) | 9-1-0 | 4 |
| 12. | St. Thomas (Minn.) |
8-0-1 | 14 |
| 13. | Rowan (N.J.) |
10-0-1 | 11 |
| 14. | Messiah (Pa.) |
7-2-0 | 15 |
| 15. | Washington (Mo.) | 7-2-0 | 12 |
| 16. | Swarthmore (Pa.) | 9-1-0 | 6 |
| 17. | Pacific Lutheran (Wash.) | 8-0-2 | 17 |
| 18. | Connecticut College |
7-1-0 | 20 |
| 19. | Christopher Newport (Va.) |
8-1-0 | 23 |
| 20. | Hardin-Simmons (Tex.) |
8-1-0 | 21 |
| 21. | Ohio Northern |
7-2-0 | 18 |
| 22. | RPI | 8-2-0 | RV |
| 23. | New York U. |
6-1-2 | 16 |
| 24. | Wis.-LaCrosse |
8-2-0 | NR |
| 25. | Misericordia (Pa.) | 8-2-0 | RV |
Others receiving votes: Carnegie Mellon University (8), Montclair State University (4), Johns Hopkins University (3), Pomona-Pitzer Colleges (3), Elmhurst College (1), Amherst College (1)